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Weekly Base Oil Price Reports

October 7, 2026

Base oil business activity was fairly subdued and prices were generally stable, but some players wondered whether this m...

October 6, 2026

Over the past few months European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets have witnessed many innovative actions to...

October 5, 2026

Spot base oil prices underwent few fluctuations during the week on muted trading as participants seemed to take a pause ...

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Monthly Base Oil Reports

October Base Oil Report

October 5, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz remained mostly closed to ship traffic, continuing to cause upheaval to the base oil market. Gabrie...

September Base Oil Report

September 7, 2026

Gabriela Wheeler looks hard for good news in the base oil market....

August Base Oil Report

August 10, 2026

The Light at the End of the Tunnel Will the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran hold? Will crude oil an...

July Base Oil Report

July 1, 2026

No end in sight to the chaos in the Gulf....

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Join Base Oils Editor Gabriela Wheeler and Executive Editor Tim Sullivan as they discuss this month’s Base Oil Report. The current upheaval of base...

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Join Base Oils Editor Gabriela Wheeler and Executive Editor Tim Sullivan as they discuss the Base Oil Report. The nightmarish weather forecast that ra...

Gabriela Wheeler discusses some signs that demand for U.S. base oils could improve in coming months, although prices may continue to face downward pre...

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